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A fatal crash on I-70 this weekend adds to what police call this year one of the worst for accidents.
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Police call 2012 worst for I-70 accidents
Updated: Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 6:51 PM EST
Published : Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 6:15 PM EST
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - The scene on Sunday morning left two families never the same.
Putnam County Sheriff and Cloverdale Fire Departments arrived to find two cars in critical shape on Interstate 70 near Greencastle, Indiana.
42-year-old Michael Sullivan died on the scene after crossing the median and being hit by a Monte Carlo.
The driver of the Monte Carlo, 82-year-old Willie Simmons and his passenger, 61-year-old Keith Simmons, both from Sullivan, were sent to Methodist Hospital.
Willie died from his injuries.
These fatalities add to what has been a record year for vehicle deaths on I-70.
In 2012, State Police report 536 collisions, including 10 fatal, killing 13 people, all in under 70 miles of roadway.
"That's alarming to us. That's why we've been taking desperate measures, putting additional troopers on I-70, working in the construction zones, with the construction companies and Indiana Department of Transportation," Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sergeant Joe Watts said.
The Indiana Department of Transportation reports 20 to 30,000 cars travel between the Indiana-Illinois State line and Putnam County every day.
With that many vehicles combined with all of the construction, authorities once again stress for you to be careful.
"We just ask that any time you are out there driving, especially on the interstate, you please pay attention to what's going on around you, drive according to the conditions of the roadway, slow down, drive the speed limit, pay attention to what's happening around you," Indiana Department of Transportation Communications Director Debbie Calder said.
"You preach to your children when they turn 16, they start driving, don't do this, don't do that, pay attention at all times, but apparently some adults are dropping their guard," Sergeant Watts said.
Construction on I-70 is expected to wrap up for the year within the next few days and begin again in the spring.
Construction did not have anything to do with this weekend's accident.
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